Aram Boghossian

Aram Boghossian (born November 19, 1929) is a former international freestyle swimmer from Brazil.[2] He was born in Rio de Janeiro.[3] As of 2004 he was still swimming in the Masters' category.[3]

Aram Boghossian
Personal information
Full nameAram Boghossian
Nationality Brazil
Born (1929-11-19) November 19, 1929[1]
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle

At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, he finished 8th in the 4×200-metre freestyle final, and swam the 100-metre freestyle, finishing 14th at semifinals.[2] He broke the Brazilian record of the 100-metre freestyle in 1948. His record was broken only in 1956 by Haroldo Lara.[4]

At the inaugural Pan American Games in 1951, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, he won a silver medal in the 4×200-metre freestyle, along with Ricardo Capanema, João Gonçalves Filho, and Tetsuo Okamoto.[5] At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, he swam the 100-metre and 4×200-metre freestyle, not reaching the finals.[2]

References
  1. Aram Boghossian at Olympedia
  2. "Profile at Sports Reference". Sports Reference. 2013. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved May 2, 2013.
  3. "World Masters - Aram Boghossian wins the first Brazil gold". Best Swimming (in Portuguese). June 4, 2004. Archived from the original on June 28, 2013. Retrieved May 2, 2013.
  4. "OUR FASTEST SWIMMER OF THE WORLD - PART I". Best Swimming. April 14, 2008. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved June 16, 2013.
  5. "Brazil medals at 1951 Pan". UOL (in Portuguese). 2007. Retrieved May 2, 2013.



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